DRACUT -- Students and family excitedly gathered in Dracut High School's auditorium to watch the highly anticipated, second annual DECA Fashion Show.

DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, is a club whose students compete as if they owned or ran their own businesses. The fashion show is a fundraiser so the members can compete at the State Competition at the Marriott Copley in Boston later this year.

The show was hosted by students Nick Driscoll and Elianna Makiej, and began with a "Gentleman's District" segment, in which seniors Kyle Litteral and Zach Bassett modeled popular modern men's fashion, complete with stylish flannel and button-down shirts.

Next were fashions from "Back in the Day," during which students and teachers modeled formal evening wear from years past. Girls from every grade modeled beautiful prom dresses from past seasons, some going as far back as the 1950s. The fan favorite was science Instructor Eric Jackson and his wife, Emilia Agrafojo, sporting attire from the 1880s.

"They said we were doing retro, and we were, like, how retro can we go?" Dr. Agrafojo said.

During a brief intermission, the audience was entertained by a lovely waltz featuring Jackson and junior Breanna Bradley.

Senior Emily Kozlowski spoke about the MSPCA, where she volunteers her time, and members of DECA went throughout the auditorium collecting donations for the animal shelter.

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The show then started back up, with the boys and teachers modeling suits and tuxes from A's Tux Formal Center of Dracut. Members of the audience cheered as models from all grade levels walked in looking quite debonair.

For the grand finale, girls modeled dresses from David's Bridal. All the girls looked beautiful as they sported dresses of different colors and styles, some long, some short, some strapless, others jersey-styled.

Over all, the fashion show was a big success, and it was clear that the DECA members worked very hard.

Senior Nidhi Madhavaiya, DECA's secretary, summed it up: "We think that the dresses were beautiful, the models looked great, and everyone had a great time."

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